US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to use Venezuela's huge oil reserves to significantly reduce global oil prices to around $50 per barrel. This is part of a large-scale strategy to establish American dominance in the Western Hemisphere's energy market. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Trump...
Unknown individuals attacked a power substation in western Germany
Unknown individuals attempted to set fire to a power substation in the town of Erkrath near Düsseldorf, but the attack failed and the facility continued to operate without interruption. This was reported by the Wuppertal public prosecutor's office. According to investigators, the perpetrators placed an incendiary device under one of...
Fear as a strategy: what lies behind Orbán’s election rhetoric
In early January 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made one of the harshest and most candid pre-election statements of his entire time in power. Addressing Hungarian voters via social media and controlled media outlets with a call to support his Fidesz party in the elections, Orbán stated that the...
British armed forces supported the US in seizing a Russian oil tanker in the North Atlantic
The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the British Armed Forces provided operational support to the US in the operation to seize the oil tanker Marinera (formerly known as Bella 1), which was sailing under the Russian flag. The operation took place in the North Atlantic, in the area...
One of the most famous KGB agents in American intelligence has died in the United States
Aldrich Ames, a former high-ranking CIA officer recognized as one of the most destructive spies in US history, died at the age of 85 in a federal prison in Maryland. He was serving a life sentence for spying for the Soviet Union and Russia. Ames, who worked in the CIA's...
Russia’s shadow fleet and the threat to the Black Sea
On December 15, 2024, a major environmental disaster occurred in the Black Sea, near the Kerch Strait. During a severe storm, the Russian oil tanker Volgoneft-212 broke apart and sank. The vessel Volgoneft-239 also suffered critical damage and was washed ashore. Both tankers were carrying heavy fuel oil. These vessels,...
US operation in Venezuela: political motives, international reaction, and risks
On the night of January 3, the US conducted an unprecedented military operation on Venezuelan territory, as a result of which American special forces captured the country's incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, and took him to the US, where he is to stand trial on charges of narco-terrorism and participation in...
Keir Starmer made an unexpected statement about a profound “reset” of Brexit
At the beginning of the new year, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a sharp statement that many politicians and media outlets are already calling the most unexpected turn in British politics since Brexit. In an interview with the BBC, the prime minister announced that a special bill was being...
The cost of creating a “drone wall” for the EU: estimates and project details
The European Union is actively promoting the European Drone Defense Initiative; a project aimed at protecting its eastern borders from Russian drones. The initiative arose against the backdrop of frequent incidents involving violations of EU airspace, including cases over Poland, Romania, and the Baltic states. This is not a physical...
Germany views Russia’s hybrid attacks as preparation for a large-scale war
In a secret document, the German Ministry of Defense assesses the intensification of Russian hybrid attacks on the country's critical infrastructure as possible preparation for a broader military conflict with NATO. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing the OPLAN (Operational Plan for Germany) military plan it had obtained. According to...